The name Engvang

Origine The name “Engvang” was purchased on 16. May 1913 by Anders Peder Engvang  and assigned to 11 persons in the genus (those who delivered at this time). Before 16. May 1913, it can be seen from the proof of names that Olav Johan Engvang Hansen and Lars Peter Engvang Hansen an already bore the name Engvang …

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The name Storgaard

The name first appears in the genealogy book by Søren Pedersen Storgaard, he was born in 1808 in Røgen near Skanderborg, Denmark. The name Storgaard (Eng: Large farm) itself was very commonly used in small towns, which is why an unknown high number of farms was called and named Storgaard. There is no recorded knowledge …

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The names: Brünniche, Brønniche & Brünnich

The old genus from Roskilde, Denmark The name suggests that this genus originates from Germany. In the area of Pommern, lay a small village called Brunnechen, which belonged to the Colbaz monastery. The Colbaz monastery was founded by Danish monks from the Esrom monastery in the 12th century. The family name occurs early in Denmark …

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